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I believe you should do what you feel is best, what I mean is the feedback your getting about your fairmont (my grandpa has a zephyr same color, just sayin) is what I have been getting from my in-laws about my 89 Ranger. They don’t understand the meaning, they figure since you have a newer vehicle that should be the end and its not. I own a 2001 Ranger but its not to replace my 89 in any way, it is something for me to drive until its done. Your videos as you have mentioned cover a variety of vehicle years and models, not as many as mine does, but its the thought that counts. I am all behind you on your fairmont, I am in no hurry to see it done because it takes time to make it right, I have been working on my truck since I bought it in 2009, whenever I have spare money I put it into something that needs to be done. I know one day it will be done, and as long as you know that there is an end in sight, make it right.
If your battery is over 3 years old have it checked, might not be anything, but its a good thing to do, also, stratuses have a diagnostic dashboard, if you turn on your key to the on position or even to accessory and hold the trip reset for 3 minutes, you’ll notice the dashboard will go into self check mode, let it run and then see if the issue comes up. there’s another issue where a wire may have grounded out and melted to the same circuit as the brake light and its causing this issue. I have not had any alternator issues when it comes to light problems, in my experience its often the printed circuit board on the back of the instrument cluster that often separates and allows the contacts for neighboring lights to touch. It sounds like you have a scan tool, most scan tools have a function that can display vehicle voltage, this is as good as a multimeter. One last thing, check the wiring going into the back of the alternator make sure its tight and clean, then follow it to the fuse block and your checking for any hot or bare spots. Hope this helps.